Howsham Bridge

{{Short description|Bridge in Howsham, North Yorkshire, England}}

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Howsham Bridge is a historic bridge across the River Derwent in North Yorkshire, in England.

A bridge on the road from Howsham to Barton-le-Willows was recorded by John Leland, but by 1612 it was reported as being in poor repair.{{cite book |last1=Jervoise |first1=Edwyn |title=The Ancient Bridges of the North of England |date=1931 |publisher=Architectural Press}} The current bridge is generally described as dating from the late 18th century,{{cite book| last1 =Pevsner | first1 =Nikolaus | authorlink = Nikolaus Pevsner| last2 = Neave| first2 = David| author2-link = | series= The Buildings of England| title =Yorkshire: York and the East Riding|edition= 2| publisher =Yale University Press | year =1995| orig-date=1972|location =New Haven and London |isbn =978-0-300-09593-7 }} but from 1813 to 1815, £5,977 was spent on the bridge, suggesting it was wholly rebuilt.{{cite book |last1=Chalkin |first1=Christopher |title=English Counties and Public Building, 1650-1830 |date=1998 |publisher=Hambledon Press |isbn=9781852851538}} It was grade II listed in 1987.{{NHLE |num= 1149081|desc= Howsham Bridge, Howsham|access-date= 20 January 2025}}

The bridge is built of sandstone, and consists of three segmental arches with rusticated voussoirs. It has tapering semi-cylindrical buttresses, a band, and a coped parapet, and at the ends are drums.